Two oil tankers using an unauthorised route struck naval mines and exploded.

Open Claimed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on 1 November 2026.

Next check: 8 November 2026.

The statement

The IRGC Navy said in a statement carried by Iranian media that two oil tankers which had switched off their navigation and identification systems to use an unauthorised route, with US military support, struck naval mines and exploded, and that one of them, a supertanker, caught fire, Shafaq News reported. The statement named no ships.

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1. Origin of the claim Shafaq News Media · Unaffiliated origin: IRGC Navy statement carried by Iranian media, 1 Nov · published 2026-11-01 00:00 UTC

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